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EDGEFIELD, S. C., WfCWESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1908.
THE NATIONAL BANK OF A?6?SU ; ?
AUGUSTA. GA. ? ?
L. C. HAYJNE, CHAS. R. CLAgK, ? .
President. ' Ct?bte*? .
CAPITAL $250,000.00. A
Surplus & Profits $190,000*00. %
' Tbe business o? our outrof-ttjwo frtet?o*
' receives thc same cardrul atteiiflon-aj? th*
. of our kcal depositor*. The ac?o?ot? of
. careful conserrative people sol.c?t*A
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S0UTHCAROLI?
News of Interest Gleaned Proi
Arranged fer
FARM DEMONSTRATION WORK. I
Farmers Throughout the State Man
ifesting Interest ia the Movement
-Meeting to he Held on Mr. Gon
zalo's Farm, Near Columbia, Au
gust 15, will be Well Attended.
Columbia, Special-Quite -a compli
ment was paid to South Carolina by
the United States department of ag
riculture by being selected from
among all the Southern States as the
field for the special farm demonstra
tion work which is soon fo be insti
tuted by the Government. This work
will go on in this State and the infor
mation gained .therefrom will be us
ed by Dr. Knapp and his assistants
* all over the South. Thia work will
be different from that which is be
ing conducted by the department un
der the direction of Dr. Knapp, bnt
will in no way interfere or take the
place of Dr. Knapp's work; the two
will work in co-operation to a certain
extent.
The original plan as outlined by Dr.
Spillman when down here some days
ago, was to have one farm in each
Congressional district on which de
mon ts ration was to be done, but so
much interest has been manifested
that it has been decided to broaden
this work, and in districts where thc
conditions are favorable and thc far
mers will be several farms where this
work will be carried on.
The farm belonging to Mr. Ambrose
Gonzales, just outside of Columbia,
has been selected as the first farm io
begin this work on and arrangements
for a big meeting on this farm to be
held August 15 have been completed.
This will be the initial meeting of the
y? demonstration workers and there will
be a similar meeting once a month
in the future at Mr. Gonzales' farm,
as it is the most centrally located
farm in the State.
$500 for School Improvement.
Columbia, Special.-State Superin
-- tendent of Education Martin has re
ceived a letter from Wickliffe "Rose,
secretary of the Peabody ^"J-w?L
a check for $500 enclosed
has been sent.-by the Pc?
to tho School Improvem'
-tion to aid it in the ?i
is doings and is in reco<r;
work-^ifih hki- been d<
Nance. The check is s
P. Morgan, treasurer oL
The Peabody has given $12,000 to]
Winthrop this year, and its gifts to |
this Institution for the past several
years .have averaged $3,000 a year.
It will be remembered that the Pea
body board has also helped the
schools all over this State in days
gone by, and was very instrumental
in the development of the-schcol here
in Colombia, which finally became
Winthrop College.
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Bjg Cotton Mills to Shut Down.
i Spartanburg, Special.-Practically
all the Targe cotton mills in this sec
tion will close August 8 for two
weeks, some of them for a longer pe
riod. The mills that will close down
are Tucaupau, Enoree, Pacolet, Spar
tan Mills, Arkwright and Whitney,
of this county, and Clinton and Watts
mills. The Pacolet Mills will close I
for an indefinite period, and will pay
the operatives half time and give
them free house rents while opera
tion is suspended. The other mills
will furnish house rent free. The
closing down of the mills, August 8,
will be the second time this summer
the mills have shut down, and will
probably be the last. As a result of
the shut down, more than three hun
dred thousand spindles in this coun
ty will be idle.
Fine Bice Crop in Georgetown.
Georgetown, Special.-The acreage
of rice planted in Georgetown coun
ty this year is about the same as last
year. Acording to the figures turn-,
ed in, which are practically complete,
4^42 acre? of rice are under culti
vation this year. The crop is in fine
condition, and if no storm interferes
to mar the prospects a big harvest
is sure.
Teachers Chosen at Sumter.
Sumter., Special-At a recent meet
ing of the board of education the
resignation of Mr. R. D. Epps as prin
cipal of the High School was accept
ed, and the following additional
teachers elected for the Calhoun
school: Principal and teacher of 10th
grade, Mr. C. C. Smith; teacher of
9th grade, Mr. J. H. Spann; com
mandant and teacher of Sth grade,
Mr. W. M. Scott. All of the schools
are now supplied with a full com
plement of teachers except in the
Calhoun School, where a teacher for
the 7th grade is yet to be elected.
TOO WET AT GEORGETOWN.
Fanners in Despair at Continued
Rainfall
Georgetown, Special.-The rainy
spell continues and the country is
thoroughly saturated hereabouts. The
farmers are hoping that the old saw
that rain on the first day of dog days
ia a. sure sign for forty days' more
of rain will prove a false prophesy.
Find Lexington Farmer Dead.
Lexington, Special.-News reached
here that John A. Cromer, a reput
able white farmer living about five
mile* from here, was found dead in
t by-path about s mile from his
bouse. He left borne ostensibly to get
a load of watermelons, and when he
?ailed to return within a reasonable
time members- of his family went in
search of him. His mule and wagon
were first found, and after an hour's
investigation be was found dead, ly-j
DE cn his fae?! near a brant*. J
MA NEWS ITEMS
T? All Sections of the State and
Busy Readers
Trying to Bring Back Alleged Tigers.
Columbia, Special.-Some, time ago
requisitions were made by Governor
Ansel on the Governor of Georgia
for *everal negroes accused of the
violation of the dispensary law. It
is claimed that the negroes were
conducting a liquor business as blind
tigers, in violation of the dispensary
law, near Lowndesville, Abbeville
County, and Mr. I. H. McCalla un
dertook to put a stop to it. The ne
groes crossed over the line into Geor
gia. The negroes were apprehended
recently in Augusta. Attorney Gen
eral Lyon received a telephone mes
sage to the effect that Governor
Smith has temporarily suspended his
order granting the requisitions, upon
the representation of the attorney
fqr the negroes that they were being
brought back to Sonth Carolina to
be prosecuted for the violation of"
labor contract. Attorney General
Lyon had, the following to say about
the case: "Mr. I. H. McCalla, of
Lowndesville, is a thoroughly trust
worthy gentleman and has been mak
ing an effort for some time to break
np the blind tiger business in his
neighborhood. He is asking for ' the
return of these criminals solely for
the purpose of having them prosecut
ed for violation of the dispensary
law, and one of them for perjury,
as the requisitions show. There is no
truth in the statement that they are
to be brought back as peons.
Had Fine Meeting at Donald's.
Donald 's, Speci . - The Woman 's
Missionary Union, auxiliary to the
Abberille Association of Baptist
churches, held their annual meeting
at Donald's, July 24 to 26, inclusive.
The meeting w^as well attended by
delegates from all churches and mem
bers of local church. The opening
sermon was preached by Dr. BL A.
Bagby, of Greenwood, on Friday
evening. The work of the union was
continued on Saturday morning and
at 12 o'clock an address was made
by the well known pastor of Ander
son church, Dr. J. F. Vines. His
address on "The Mission of Wo
rann li_maa- ??*.??. -*-"** *
?sting features of the day was a talk
made by Miss Carrie Mathis, of
Greenville. She has been attenting
the Baptist Training School for. the
past year. This address was espe
cially interesting to the ladies of
the union, showing thecourage, zeal
and devotion of Miss Mathis to the
cause to which she has devoted her
life. Mrs. J. S. Harris, of Troy, S.
C., president of the- union, was in
charg of the meeting. Mrs. I. W.
Wingo, of Greenville, president of the
State Unioi, was also present.
New Lancaster Enterprises.
Lancaster, Special.-The Farmers'
Union Ware House Company, of Lan
caster, has been organized with the
following officers: E. B. Lingle, prepj
dent; C. L. McManus, vice president;
W. M. Moore, secretary and treasur
er; J. F. Nisbet, manager. The cap
ital stock is $5,000. The company
has purchased three acres of land,
known as the old Spoke and Handle
Factory lot, and will at once erect a
warehouse, 60x100 ?eet, with brick
fire walls. The building is to be
finished by the opening of the cotton
season. Another new enterprise will
be organized here in a-few days, the
Lancaster Ice and Coal Company,
with a capital of $10,000.
Aetna Mills Ordered Sold.
Greenville, Special.-In the hear
ing before Referee Heyward here
last week it was decided to sell the
Aetna Mills property, of Union, Oc
tober 7, the upset price being fixed
at $250,000. The appraiser's report,
which was submitted at the meeting,
places the value of the estate at
$305,000.
Lextington Crop Conditions.
Lexington, Special.-In many sec
tions of the county rain has not fal
len in several weeks and crops have
been greatly damaged by continued
drought, and unless it rains within
the next few days cotton will be al
most a complete failure. Old corn
however, has not been hurt to any
appreciable extent and in most sec
tions the yield will be unusually
large. But where corn was not plant
ed until late it is suffering for want
of water and the conditions at pres
ent are very unsatisfactory.
Organized at Sock Hill.
Rock Hill, Special-The Convention
of the Sunday School Workers, which
was in session here for two days,
had a very successful and encourag
ing meeting. The Convention was
called for the purpose of organiza
tion. This was done and the body
is now the "York County Interde
nominational Association."
Young Lady Bonund and Gagged.
Rock Hill, Special - An attempt
at crime occurred here last week
which for its boldness is unheard of
in this section. A young lady living
in West Main street was grabbed and
gagged, while on the back porch of
her home. Fortunately her assailant
was frightened away without any
serious hann being done, if such was
his purpose. As to the intent of the
assault uo one can say.
SHOT BY OfflCERS
fearful Tragedy Results From
fonda Lynching
SEVERAL DEAD AND WOUNDED
tiegro Lynched', Two White Men
Killed and Nine Wounded, Some
Fatally, is the Sum Total of the
Two Attacks by a Mob on the Jail.
Pensacola, Fla., Special.-This city
ms quieted.down somewhat after the
incitement of Wednesday night. The
,'earful cost at which the negro, Lan
ier Shaw, was secured and made to
mswer the penalty of outraged peo
ple, is greatly deplored and citizens
ire a unit in great sorrow over tke
esults of the storming of the county
!ail. .
Mr?. Lillian Davis, Shaw's victim,
s in a desperate condition and her
ife is despaired of. The wounded
nen in the night's battle are receiv
ng every attention.
The coroner's jury investigating
he riot, found that Leander Shaw
ame to his death at the hands of men
mknown to them. The jury is also
o investigate the death of Kellum,
vho was shot and killed in the scuf
le at the jail.
Two ri?en killed and nine wounded,
ome of them fatally, is the record
if the clash between the mob bent
ipon lynching Leander Shaw, a ne
;ro, and the sheriff and his forces in
?vhich the mob finally overpowered
he authorities. The lynching was
carried out in the most prominent
part of this city.
Shaw assaulted Mrs. Lillian Davis,
x highly-respected lady, near the city,
during the absence of her husband,
and after cutting her throat, almost
from ear to ear, clubbed her over
the head with a revolvever, which he
had taken from the house. During the
afternoon when it became known that
the negro had been arrested crowds
began forming upon the streets and
early in the" Sight-'thew were rein
forced by large number of men from
the country. The mob forane?" about
About midnight another attack was
made, the mob having increased to
one thousand men. The second at
tack was successful for the reason
that it was made upon all sides of the
jail. One party forced its way
through th? rear, overpowered the
officers and secured the trembling ne
gro.
A noose was slipped about his neck
and after being dragged for two
blocks he was strung UD to an elec
tric light pole in the center of the
park, where fully two thousand bul
lets completely riddled his body.
The dead are:
Henry C. Kellum, street car motor
man.
"Bud" Nichols, a planter.
The wounded are:
Charlie Turner, probably fatally;
Joseph Brewton, probably fatally;
Jailor B. E. Eaton, probably fatally:
"Bud" Knowles, probably fatally;
Sheriff James C. Van Pelt, John Van
Pelt, a brother; Fred Humphreys, W.
P. Brownson, W. P. Bayliss.
Probably a dozen or more others
were slightly wounded. The body of
Shaw was cut down by orders of the
authorities.
The baby who was struck by the
negro at the time ho tried to kill the
mother, it is said, will recover.
Nows of the Day.
. G. Winthrop Sands, W. K. Vender
hilt's stepson, was burned so badly
under his automobile, near Paris,
that he died soon.
Portugal Republicans have intro
duced an anti-clerical law.
Acting Secretary Newberry re
jected all bids for three new naval
colliers, the Maryland Steel Com
pany's bid being the lowest.
A Turkish Parliment will meet
November 17:h. '
Aeronauts and scientists are form
ing a national society of persons in
terested in the navigation of the air.
Samuel Gompers says the labor
unions generally are indorsing his
position in this campaign.
The Virginia Corporation Com
mission decided that express com
panies must delicver liquors in "dry"
territory if sold by retailers, but not
if sold by wholesalers.
After becoming a union man and
being under fire on a steamboat,
William H. Taft left Cincinnati for
Hot Springs, Va.
Railroad Fined for Failure to Provide
Proper Jim Crow Cars.
Baton Rouge, La., Special.-A $2,
000 fine was imposed on the St. Louis,
Iron Mountain & Southern Railroad
by District Judge Brunot. for failure
to provide negro passengers accom
modations as good as those furnish
ed white people. The matter was
carried to court by the State rail
road commission to sustain its rul
ing that equal accommodations must
be furnished both races.
Aeronaut Falls 2,000 Feet.
Jackson, Mich., Special.-William
Over, a young aeronaut of Mason,
Mich., was killed while making a
parachute drop at Hague Park, on
Vandercook Lake, near here. Just
as the parachute filled, the strings on
one side snapped and the aeronaut
dropped 2,000 feet to death, the par
achute trailing, a useless rag, after
him. Oliver landed ?ear a crowded
merry-go-round and lived five nan
t?tes after being carried to the near
est bon...
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Chdrman Mack Appoints the
Campaign Committees
TO MANAGE FOR DEMOCRATS
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Democratic Rational Chairman ; Ap
points. His Assistants, Preparatory
te the Beginning of the Actual
Work of the Campaign.
Bualo, N. Y.,. Special.-Normfe' E.
Mack, chairman of the Democratic
national Committee, appointed'\com
I mittees to serve during the campaign.
The members of the labor coi
j are. all members of the nationi
will announce next week the
tees on finance, press and sj
I The appointment of a snb-coi
for Eastern and New York he?
ters will be taken up' upon
turn of Chairman Mack to Cl
in about a week. The corni
named are:
Executive committee: Norriu
Mack, chairman,'New York; _
Hall, vice chairman, Nebraska; tl rey
Woodson, Kentucky; Martin'- J.
Wade, Iowa; Josephus Daniels,
North Carolina; Thomas Taggart,
rndiana; John T. McGraw, West
Virgini? ; George W. Green, R$odc
Island; R. M. Johnson, Texas;" Qlark
Howell, Georgia; T. E. Ryan,^isr
consin; J. F. C. Talbott, Maryland; |
John W. Tomlinson, Alabama.;ij^to
E. Osborne, Wyoming; Jame
Kerr, Pennsylvania; F. . B.
Minnesota; Edwin 0. Wood, _
gan; Nathan Cole, Jr., Calif?r?
Robert Ewing, Louisiana; J. '
Garber, Ohio.
Advisory Committee.
Advisory committee: David jf-B.
Francis, chairman, Missouri; J. ? G.
Johnson, secretary, Kansas; AltorrB.
Parker, Mew York; John Sharp Wil
liams, Mississippi ; Governor John A,
Johnson, Minnesota; Senator C. A.
Culberson, Texas; Senator JohnjSfe
Daniel, Virginia; Senator Isadore
Rayner, Maryland; Governor George j
Chamberlain, Oregon ; Hoke Smith, j
Georgia; John E. Lamb, Indiana;;M.
E. Ingalls, Ohio; Josiah Qui? *'
JT.n.. -1-" -1??-Isl '
ni a. nuaspeth, Is'ew jers"?y~ W. A.
Rothwell, Missouri; E. S. Johnson,
South Dakota; Edwin ' A. New
man, District of Columbia.
Campaign text book committee:
John E. Lamb, chairman, Indiana;
Josephus Daniels, North Carolina;
Richard E. Metcalfe, Nebraska.
Negro's Home Blown TJp.
Ensley, Ala., Special.-The last
mine outrage to occur was the blow
ing up of the house of George Banks,
a colored non-union miner* His i/ife
and children were thrown from the
beds and the house ruined. Banks is
a prosperous and respected negro. A
number of prominent citizens held an
impromptu indignation meeting and ,
threatened to make union min
ers vacate their houses here. Martial
law seems imminent.
Blown np by Buttermilk.
Mason City, Ia., Special.-That
buttermilk is capable of becoming as
dangerous a beverage as cocktails
was proven here when a barrel of the
former liquid exploded. A negro sit
ting on the barrel was hurled a dozen
feet through the air by the force of
the explosion, but escaped without
serious injury.
Condition of Cotton Crop.
Washington, Special.- According
to a special crop report issued at
noon by the Department of Agricul
ture, th2 "condition of cotton on July
2th was 83.0 per cent, of normal, as
compared^ with 81.2 on June 2th,
1908; 85.0 on July 25th, 1907; 82.9
on July 25th, 1906; and 81.4 average
of condition on July 25th, of past
ten years.
Savannah's First Bale of Cotton.
Savannah, Ga., Special.-The first
bale of "factors cotton," or that
received in the ordinary course of
business for this season, was bought
Thursday at the Savannah exchange
by Murray M. Stewart for the Bryan
Democratic Club. It was immediately
ODmpresscd, placarded and shipped to
Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tam
many Hall, New York. The placard
announces that it is the first bale and
concludes "As surely as cotton is
king, Bryan will be elected Presi
dent."
Father Kills Children and Self.
Providence, R. I. Special.-Leonard
Hendricks, aged 31, a brewery work
er, murdered his two daughters,
Anna, aged 5, and Lillian, aged 3, and
took his own life with illuminating
gas at his home. Hendricks was in
sanely jealous of his wife and wuen
the latter went for' a visit, after he
had objected to her going, became de
spondent and planned the murder and
suicide.
News Notes.
The Richmond grand jury began
its investigation into thc murder of
an infant rn the City Home.
Capt. J. W. Jarrett, who killed
policeman G. Smith in Suffolk, will
plead insanity as a defense.
William J. Bryan accused Taft of
grafting Democratic planks on the
Republican platform.
Timothy Woodruff saw the Presi*
dent and then declared Mr. ^ Roose
velt would not interfere in Jpew
York._-i .
?CAin Kl?t? int SIUKM
Thousands of Chin?se Swept to Deat)
by Torce ot Wind and Wave ig
Frightful Elemental Disturbance.
Canton, Chipa, By Cable.-Loss ol
life by the typhoon that bas swepi
the Chinese epos for two: days hal
ron into thousands, according to re
ports received here; More than 8
hundred native vessels were destroy
ed, few of tlje crews being saved.
Building were wreoked in all towns
in the path of the typhoon and th?
loss of life on land was almost as
heavy as that by drowning. The
British river gunboat Robin and the
French gunboat Argus and Vigilante
were damnged seriously.
Young People In Buffalo.
Buffalo, N. Y., Special.-Hundreds
of delegates have arrived in Buffalo
for the opening of the biennial con
vention of the Young People's
Christian Union. All parts of the
country are represented. One of the
matters to bc acted upon by the con
vention is that of making the session
an annual instead of a biennial event.
The meeting will last until Sunday.
Dr. R. A. Hutchinson, of Pittsburg,
the incoming chairman, will deliver
the cloding addess.
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Gruesome Find in New York.
New York, Special.-Wrapped in
rags and tied about with a cord, a
human body was found blazing in
the centre of a vacant lot. About
it was rubbish which had been sci
afire with the intention of consum
ing the body. So badly was the body
oharred that it was impossible to tell
whether it was a man or woman.
Bi& Fire in Georgia Town.
Villa Rica, Ga., Special.-Fire late
Tuesday night destroyed an entire
block in the business section of this
place, causing a loss estimated at
$40,000. Ten stores and the postoffice
were either destroyed or damaged, j
The fire originated in Perryman's
drug store and for a time threatened
to destroy the entire businees section.
Illinois Firemen Parade,
lincoln, 111., Special.-A parade of
fire fighters in uniform was the open
ing feature of the twentieth annual
-tournament of tho JH?HA?O ircT???? >0
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track investigation, all of them
against men of minor importance.
Three of the indicted failed to ap
pear and bench warrants have been
issued for them.
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Many Charters are Annuled.
Austin, Texas, Special.-The char
ters of eight hundred domestic cor
porations and permits to do business
in this State and those of forty-eight
foreign corporations were declared
forfeited by the Secretary of State
for failure to pay the State fran
chise taxes.
American Armor Plate Wins in Bal
lar Contest.
Milan, By Cables-Government tests
of armor plate submitted by competi
tive bidders for Italian naval con
tracts resulted in a victory for thc
Midvale Steel Works of Midvale, Pa.
This concern will undoubtedly re
ceive a big contract.
Georgia Farmers.
Macon, Ga., Special.-A large rep
resentation of the agricultural inter
ests of the State marked the opening
of the annual session of the Georgia
Farmers' Union. The meeting will
continue three days.
Begin Campaign Saturday.
New York, Special.-An office
force has been engaged and othei
arrangements completed for the
opening oh Saturday of the Repub
lican headquarters in the towers of
the Metropolitan Life Building. Sec
rotary Hitchcock will spend most o?
his time herc. The formal opening
?f the New York offices will mart
the beginning of the Taft campaign.
News af the Day.
"Nan" Patterson, the formel
chorus girl, acquitted of a cab mur
der, was made to leave Pittsburg be
cause 9ne had lured a married mar
there.
In one of the most terrible auto
mobile accidents in many years ir
France, G. Wynthrop Sands, a step
son of W. K. Vanderbilt, was killed
just outside the grounds of Mr. Van
derbilt's beautiful country seat, thc
Chateau St. Louis de Poissy, 20 miles
from Paris. The accident was the re
sult of a heavy automobile maning
at full speed against a tree.
An Italian sentenced to a long
torm in prison for robbery in New
York threatened the judge with
Mafia vengence.
Inteirlate Commerce Commission
gave warning that an increase in
rates would be investigated in ad
vance of complaints.
American officials believe that the
revolutionniy troubles in Central
Amercia Hie all stirred up by eithei
Zelaya or Cabrera.
George J. Gould, on his return from
Europe, said it would give him great
pleasure to have Harriman on his
board of directors.
A special from Lcyons, Georgia,
mys: Alonzo Williams, a negro who
attempted assault upon, the person ol
Clare Bowen last Friday near Ohoo
pee, was taken from the Tombs coun
ty jail by a mob, carried to the woods
nearby and riddled with bullets. Thc
sheriff was placed under guard while
the mob broke into the jail Wi] ??olt
the neero away.
Standard Oil Cases to Be Gone
Into Again By the Court
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ATTORNEY GENERAL SO DECIDES
Attorney General Bonaparte, After
a Long Conference With Sis At
torneys, Announces That a Move
Will be Made to Have ft Revision
of the Court's Decision in the
Standard OU Caso,
Lenox, Mass., Special.-After an
all-day conference of the leading gov
ernment prosecuting officers and
Frank B. Kellogg, of Minnesota, one
of thc special counsel for the govern
ment in certain civil suits, it was an
nounced by Attorney General Bona
parte that every effort would be made
to secure a revision of the recent de
cision and opinion of the United
States Circuit Court of Appeals in
the case of the Standard Oil Com
pany of Indiana, and that an appli
cation for a re-argument of the case
and motion for a modification of .the
opinion would be submitted to that
court. Although no time is fixed, this
action by the government will be
taken at the earliest possible moment
while the pending prosecutions against
the Standard Oil Company and all
other prosecutions in which the giv
ing or receiving of rebates is charged
will be pressed for trial. Tho dicis
ion to take this action was unani
mous.
Attorney General Bonaparte call
ed to the conference Solicitor Gener
al H# M. Hoyt, of Washington ; Ed
win M. Sims, of Chicago, United
States district attorney for northern
district of Illinois; James H. Wilk
erson, of Chicago, Mr.-Sims' first-as
sistant, and Frank B. Kellogg, of
Minnesota. Mr. Hoyt, Mr. Sims and
Mr. Wilkerson arrived here and had
a conference in the afternoon with
the Attorney General. Mr. Kellogg
arrived and participated in the two
conferences which were heh! later
and which ended with the giving out
of the following statement by Attor
ney General Bonaparte:
"The government will make every
effort in its power to secure a revis
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tial and ~effective aanlTirjsTTanrjtn-ur
our laws, such action on the part of
the government is imperatively de
manded by the circumstances of the
case and the \ /ssible consequence if
ibis opinion should stand as authority
without question by the government.
To this end an application for a re
ar-umcnt of the case and a motion
for a modification of the opinion will
be submitted to the Circuit Court of
Appeals on behalf cf the United
States at the earliost possible mo
ment.
"Other appropriate steps will be
taken afterward, their character to
be determined by the court's action
upon this application. The pending
prosecutions in which the giving or
receiving of rebates or offenses of likt
character are charged will be pressed
to trial and judgment by the govern
ment with all possible energy and as
promptly as may be practicable. In
the view of the government's legal
advisers the reversal of the judgment
in the case recently decided in no
way affects the merits of that contro
versy or the necessity and duty of
bringing to punishment if possible in
this and any other cases, any indi
vidual or corporation shown to have
evaded or defied t?fce laws."
Coal-Laden Steamer on Bocks.
Port Arthur, Ont., Special.-Tb?
steamer Meehan, owned by the Tona
wanda Iron and Steel Company, and
laden with 9,000 tons of coal from
Port Arthur, went on the rocks at
passa?re' island in a fog. Thc peak
and forward tanks of the vessel are
full and she lies in a most exposed
position. Wrecking tugs have gone
out
Wales Leaves Canada,
Quebec, Special.-While the guns
boomed out a farewell salute in his
honor, the Prince of Wales sailed
for England, after a week's stay in
Quebec which will long be remember
ed as the most notable visit'of royal
ty to Canada. There will be addit
ional parades and pageants Thursday
and Friday, but the departure of the
Prince marks the beginning of the
end of the tercentenary celebration
and in a few days thc ancient city
will have returned to its customary
calm and quietude.
Clash With Revolutionists.
El Paso, Tex., Special.-A special
to The Herald from Del Rio says iv
is reported there that Mexican troops
and revolutionists had an engage
ment in Mexico opposite Comstock.
Tex., and that two American resi
dents of Mexico were killed. Ameri
can troops, it is said, have been dis
patched from Del Rio to the scene of
the fight.
Big Marble Company Incorporated.
Albany, N. Y., Special.-The Ala
bama Marble Company of New York
was incorporated here with the Sec
retary of State with a capital of
$3,000,000 to quarry marble, stone
and building materials. The direc
tors are: Henry Evans, . G. Tiow
bridge Hollister, George ?). Mackay,
Eugene Meyer, Jr., Henry K. Pome
roy, of New York; John Kerr Branch
of Richmond, Va.;; John Stephens
Well
ir
Railro?dBank
AUGUSTA, OA. ;
Savings Department
Pays 4 % interest on all accountsinihis department,
compounded.every ?ix months, January and July.
Capital and Surplus $550,000.00.
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engines
are so prac
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Pert Paragraphs.
When a man plays for Byropathy,
he loses if he wins.
When you see a man advertising
his virtues it's to keep your atten
tion off his real character.
Don't be afraid of failure. Keep on
though you fail a dozen times.
And some shirt-waists would be
less rumpled if they were pressed
less often.
Out of the Mouths of Babies.
Sunday-school Teacher: "What
are you going to be when you grow
up, Tommy?"
Tommy: "I'm a-goin' to be a
pirate till I gets old? an* sick an'
then I'm a-goin' to turn to the Lord."
-Judge.
A Western desperado recently shot
himself when he discovered himself
cheating in *\ garrie of solitaire.
An, Mel
"But how could you tell, darling
that I had never proposed to any
other girl?"
"Because you were not married,"
she murmured rapturously and ad
miringly.-Judge.
Here and There.
Some men run iuto-debt but don't
even try to crawl out.
Don't be afraid to begin at the bot
tom. It is the safest way to climb:
The less money a man makes th?
more he has-if he isn't married. ^
Blessed is he who findeth a trat-,
friend.-Bible.
A man who will not work will .
work others.
Girls who are worth their w<dghi
in geld are seldom given a weigh.
There is no disgrace in playing the
second fiddle if you play it as well